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Belkin Grip Vue Review [w/ Pictures]
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Yeah, well I got it today and it looked like poop on the back and the fit was bad (kept the sleep/awake button pressed)
So I thought I would have a go at cutting the back out...made a balls of it!
Damned waist of 20.
Here is my Belkin Grip Vue review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-2ssYnT8jQ
I also found the Black Pearl Belkin Grip Vue on eBay at a reasonable price. I got it the other day and it's the real deal, but did not come with packaging (who cares, right). Here is the eBay link: https://iphone.ebay.com/Member/G/ViewItem.aspx?aid=200494271302&tid=500433960010&emvcc=0
I also found the Black Pearl Belkin Grip Vue on eBay at a reasonable price. I got it the other day and it's the real deal, but did not come with packaging (who cares, right). Here is the eBay link: https://iphone.ebay.com/Member/G/ViewItem.aspx?aid=200494271302&tid=500433960010&emvcc=0
Exact case I have and I love it. I dropped my iPhone 4 chasing after my 2 year old son and it landed face down at the mall, and bounced back up on its back. NOT A MARK. The buttons are sturdy and don't press unless you actually want them too. It fits snug around the phone without being impossible to remove. I also like the silver look it gives my phone. My cord that plugs into the Mazda 3's glove box for for music fits a bit funny, however my ipod is being used there 95% of the time. All in all I give it 95/100.
Well worth using $25 of the $50 I had on my "pre order" card at Best Buy (ended up going to wait in line to get the 32 gig and didn't use it then)
Blonde Buddhist
Well worth using $25 of the $50 I had on my "pre order" card at Best Buy (ended up going to wait in line to get the 32 gig and didn't use it then)
Blonde Buddhist
I just exchanged mine. I noticed that the hole is a little bit bigger and when I put it on, I was right. Also, besides the hole cut out being bigger, belkin also re visited the buttons and they are way easier to push IMO. But like most this is my back-up to my back-up until my speck pixelskin Hd comes in.
I bought this case for temporary protection, and I didn't like it very much. It was alright, but the buttons aren't very comfortable to use, and I don't like how the back will sometimes look like if it's wet when the plastic case sticks to the phone. I applied it over my Invisible Shield front/back and noticed peeling on the front protector, though I hadn't allowed my shield to fully set several days before applying this case.
Anoter thing to note: it interferes with the flash. Photos taken with this case while using flash look awful. Seems that in the rush to be one of the first cases on the market, they didn't properly test out how their case functioned.
Anoter thing to note: it interferes with the flash. Photos taken with this case while using flash look awful. Seems that in the rush to be one of the first cases on the market, they didn't properly test out how their case functioned.
Mine has definitely been slowing getting more and more yellow as time goes on.
I really like the case, but the yellowing issue is starting to bother me. Maybe I will get the black one, that one I would imagine should not turn yellow.
The reason I like this case is because it still shows off the phone, allows me to use a screen protector and offers decent protection.
Also over time, the buttons get easier to push.
The one other fault it has, is that the flash is affected by the case.
I really like the case, but the yellowing issue is starting to bother me. Maybe I will get the black one, that one I would imagine should not turn yellow.
The reason I like this case is because it still shows off the phone, allows me to use a screen protector and offers decent protection.
Also over time, the buttons get easier to push.
The one other fault it has, is that the flash is affected by the case.
I bought this today but I am returning it. The case did not fit my iPhone perfectly... the sides are all curvy and my iPhone 4 looked more like an iPhone 3GS. Pressing the buttons are annoying. I have a screen protector and it interferes with it so I get bubbles on the edges and they are annoying. I had to straighten them up with my fingernails everytime.
Positive comments -- the case gives me a good grip of my phone and it does slide easily in and out of my pocket. I like putting my iPhone in my pocket.
Positive comments -- the case gives me a good grip of my phone and it does slide easily in and out of my pocket. I like putting my iPhone in my pocket.